Optimism is back this Friday on the Paris, following the CAC40 was in the red all week. The benchmark index in Paris closed up 1.51% to 4070.38 points. For the week, the Paris index was down 2.09%, but reaching back to the symbolic 4,000 mark.
Therefore reversed the trend on Friday, OPEC's speech on its probable involvement in the event of disruptions in oil supplies has restored color to the financial markets. Starting with Wall Street.
Even optimism squares Europen, the FTSE-100 index of London Stock Exchange gaining 1.37% to 6001.20 points. For its part, the DAX index of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange gained 0.77% to 7185.17 points.
United States: Growth and Consumption lowered
In France, INSEE published a fall in consumption of the French in January.Business failures for the month of September 2010 will be known at noon.
United States, economic growth in the fourth quarter was revised down Friday to 2.8% annual rate, according to a second estimate published by the Commerce Department in Washington, against 3.2% after first estimate in January.
Consumption, which accounts for 70% of GDP, grew 4.1% annually over the previous quarter, against 4.4% initially estimated.She made 2.88 points growth.
U.S. consumer confidence rose in February to its highest level since January 2008, according to an index published by the University of Michigan, which was revised sharply upward Friday, 77.5.
Side currency, the euro lost it again ground against the greenback under $ 1.38, to exactly 1.3746, down 0.41%.
On the podium of the largest increases of the week are two banks: Credit Agricole (3.64%) followed by Natixis (3.48%). Saint-Gobain (+0.64%) completed the podium.
Conversely, Lafarge has the highest drop since the beginning of the week: -7.79%.Then there Vallourec (-6.92%) and Accor (-5.15%).
EADS loses the contract of the century in favor of Boeing
CGG Veritas: 9.79%, to 26.14 euros – the largest increase SBF 120
The oil services group announced Friday a net loss for the fourth quarter due to special charges related to its plan to improve profitability. The group is free cash flow positive 2011.Il said its industrial investments and multi-client should reach 600 million dollars in 2011.
EADS – 0.53%, to 20.66 euros – stronger and only decrease the CAC 40
The aerospace manufacturer lost the tender for the delivery to the U.S. Air Force, 179 tanker aircraft, after the invalidation of the previous contract awarded in 2008.It was eventually awarded to rival Boeing, but the European manufacturer has 10 days to appeal on this contract of 35 billion dollars.
LVMH: 3.56% to 113.60 euros
Dior fashion house LVMH subsidiary, has suspended its creator, the British designer John Galliano, accused of uttering anti-Semitic and racist slurs against a couple Thursday night in Paris where he was arrested before be left free business card.
Thales: 2.97%, to 27.43 euros
Ten days after a profit warning, the specialist defense electronics, aerospace and security, has published annual results sealed by provisions amounted to 721 million euros related to contracts as underachievers 'Military Transport Aircraft
Saint-Gobain 5.52% to 43.02 euros – the largest increase CAC 40
The building materials group aims to accelerate its organic growth this year, in line with the rebound in activity recorded in 2010, driven by industry demand and buoyant emerging markets. Its CEO, Pierre-Andre de Chalendar also put on a strategy of acquisitions more aggressively.
Valeo: + 9.55%, to 44.72 euros
The automotive supplier has returned to profitability in 2010 and resumed the payment of a dividend for the year past.He expects an improvement in its operating margin in 2011, driven by buoyant U.S. and Asian automotive markets.
Eiffage: 8.51%, to 43.78 euros
The company intends to renew growth in 2011 after a third consecutive year of stagnation in sales, concessions have yet to offset the sluggish construction.
Aeroports de Paris: 0.32%, to 63 euros
The group announced Thursday the results conform to expectations with growth of 5% of its Ebitda to 927 million euros in 2010. By 2015 it wants to increase by 40% in 2015 compared with 883 million registered in 2009. Its sales rose 4.0% to 2.739 billion euros in 2010 – despite an almost permanent traffic – and net income group share grew by 11.3% to 300 million.EPA anticipates a recovery significantly higher than expected air traffic in 2011 which should enable it to accelerate slightly the growth of its revenues and EBITDA.
Air Liquide: +0.84% at 92.65 euros
The gas giant said Thursday night that a financial institution entrusted the mission to assist for the realization of part of its share repurchase program authorized by its shareholders last year, within a million titles.
Sanofi-Aventis: 0.82%, to 49.71 euros
The lab announced Thursday the approval and completion of the acquisition announced in October 2010, Chinese BMP Sunstone, for 520.6 million dollars ($ 10 per share). The transaction will allow it to create a platform for public health in China, strengthening its presence in emerging and non-prescription drugs, two of its major growth drivers.
After the close, the Bel cheese (stable at 35.06 euros) will also publish its annual turnover.